In recent months, McDormand took best actress prizes at the Critics Choice Awards, the Screen Actors Guild Awards , the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, and the Golden Globes . He quipped: "Thank you for your love and your support". He plays Elio in the film, a prodigy and boy-genius with a gangly body but with a sharpness that belies his age.

Earlier in the show, Canadians Paul Austerberry, Jeffrey A. Melvin and Shane Vieau shared the best production design trophy for crafting the look of the Cold War-era merman romance, which stars Sally Hawkins as a mute janitor who falls for a captive and abused amphibian creature, played by Doug Jones .

The U.K. has led the way for " Black Panther " on the foreign front with $49.1 million, followed by South Korea with $41.4 million, Brazil with $24.9 million, Australia with $27.3 million, Mexico with $22 million and France with $21 million.

The iconic dress is made of obi fabric used in Japanese kimonos . Typically, during an Oscars ceremony, you only need to take a glance at the trending bars on Twitter or Instagram to see which stars' looks are proving to be the most popular with social media-savvy (and typically younger) audiences.

Kobe Bryant , victor of the award for best animated short for " Dear Basketball ", poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. "I feel better than winning championships", he said, a smile never leaving his face. "I mean, as basketball players we're really just supposed to shut up and dribble, but I'm glad but I'm thankful we were able to do a bit more than that", Bryant said as he accepted the trophy.

Jimmy Kimmel returns to the Oscars as host this year, and his opening monologue is expected to address last year's snafu with " La La Land " and " Moonlight ". "This year when you hear your name called, don't get up right away". Whether " Call Me by Your Name " star Armie Hammer will make it to the Academy Awards appears to be up in the air, as he shared an image of himself attached to an IV drip after missing Saturday's Independent Spirit Awards, where his co-star Timothee ...

Rick Ross has been hospitalized for a serious medical condition, reports TMZ . The 42-year-old rapper/entrepreneur was hospitalized early this morning after emergency services received a 9-1-1 distress call claiming that the rapper was breathing heavy and unresponsive.

An Oscars source told TMZ that Faye, 77, started their rehearsal segment by saying: " Presenting is better the second time around ". The pair ran through their lines twice with Faye beginning: " Presenting is better the second time around ".

According to a new report from TMZ Sports , WWE Hall of Famer Tammy Sytch , better known as " Sunny ", has been arrested in New Jersey. But Sytch got into more trouble on February 2. She was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011. After spending four months at the Carbon County Correctional Facility in Pennsylvania, the 45-year-old "cam girl" was released on parole and sent to a rehab center.

Over 50 women have accused Weinstein of sexual harassment or assault, with accounts ranging from unwanted advances to rape. It was installed near the Hollywood venue where the Academy Awards ceremony will be held. Weinstein has denied having nonconsensual sex with anyone. "Hopefully now, in the light of recent allegations against many leading figures in Hollywood, the industry will clean up its act", he added.

Finally, someone needs to talk to Mrs. Knowles-Carter about her partying policy, which seems excessive, but also a little baller. It is believed Queen Bey is shading Haddish because the actress recently shared details of an incident when she met the singer for the first time.

You can not judge a book by its cover, said country music star Dolly Parton , who has been called a lot of things in her five-decade career: singer, songwriter, actress and cartoon character (her words). "[It was the] first book that we had in our home and the one that meant the most", she said. A panel of educators and reading specialists picks books that are developmentally appropriate for each year of a child's life.